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Early Detection of the Weibo Data Breach: A Case Study
Last month at the end of March, Sina Weibo publicly announced that it had suffered a data breach. As...
A Look at News Trends from the COVID-19 Crisis
Soon after sharing our free datasets for analyzing the coronavirus (COVID-19) with the public, we were excited to discover an...
How Dark Web Criminals are Taking Advantage of the COVID-19 Crisis
Dark web criminals love a crisis. They use it to exploit fear and panic to their advantage. And what...
Use these 3 Free Datasets to Analyze the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak
Perhaps the most powerful tool that health care officials, government advisors, epidemiologists and other researchers have in their arsenal to...
The Rise and Fall of Dark Web Marketplaces
Last year was a particularly tumultuous year for dark web marketplaces, with the successful shutdown of major dark web marketplaces...
Beating the Market with Alternative Web Data
A few years ago the concept of alternative web data hit the qualitative hedge fund market, causing a huge stir....
How Blockchain is Abused for Account Management and Payment Verification
For the sake of this article, let’s say you are a drug lord or an illegal weapon dealer and you...
A Look Back at 2019: A Review of Webz.io’s Cyber Predictions from Last Year
As we start the year 2020, we approach the new year with cautious optimism. Cyber threats are now mainstream and...
How Can Knowledge About Competitors Help?
The ability to conduct competitive analysis online is crucial for any business today. In the digital world, customers have...
How is the Open Web API Different From the Google Search API?
An open web API delivers data from the open or clearnet. It can include data from news sources, blogs,...
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